1986

Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (DEAD END DRIVE-IN, TURKEY SHOOT)

Our #SciFiJuly Presents #DystopianSummer continues with an interview with DEAD END DRIVE-IN director Brian Trenchard-Smith! From the beginnings with the script to the purchase of the movie by New World Pictures at the Cannes Film Festival, Brian tells us all about the journey of his film, while also telling tales about a few of his…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (DEAD END DRIVE-IN, TURKEY SHOOT)
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Ep. 124: Dead End Drive In

We kick off #SCI-FI-JULY Presents: Dystopian Summer with one of the all time classic Australian dystopian action films, 1986’s DEAD END DRIVE IN.  Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Ned Manning and Natalie McCurry, DEAD END DRIVE IN has everything you want from a movie set in a dystopian future – crazy car chases, crazier…

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Ep. 124: Dead End Drive In
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Nearly New World: Night of the Creeps (1986)

We push the limits of what we mean by “nearly New World” with this bonus episode where we talk about 1986 classic, Night of the Creeps starring Jason Lively (Blake’s brother), Jill Whitlow (not related to the Lively family) and Tom Atkins in the role he was destined to play. This may be the most…

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Nearly New World: Night of the Creeps (1986)
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Ep. 83: Vamp featuring Brian James O’Connell

It’s the reason for the season!  VAMPril continues with the film that inspired it all: 1986’s VAMP! And who better to discuss this vampire comedy than our guest, Brian James O’Connell, the director of the vampire comedy BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal! We discuss the difficulty of making horror comedies, the correct age to play…

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Ep. 83: Vamp featuring Brian James O'Connell
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Bonus Episode: Interview with Tom DeSimone (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, ANGEL 3, HELL NIGHT, DARK JUSTICE)

We couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up #prisonmarch than an interview with the Writer and Director of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, Tom DeSimone.  We dig into the making of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS and the different script changes that shaped the film.  Tom talks about casting Wendy O. Williams, meeting Pat Ast in a…

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The New World Pictures Podcast
Bonus Episode: Interview with Tom DeSimone (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, ANGEL 3, HELL NIGHT, DARK JUSTICE)
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Ep. 81: Reform School Girls Featuring Erin Dawn

#PrisonMarch continues with writer/director Tom DeSimone’s Reform School Girls, and joining us to discuss this definitive women-in-prison film is Erin Dawn from the Manic Movie Monday Podcast! We discuss a new twist on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, fancy hands, and knock-off workout tapes!  Plus, we get some clarification on prison de-lousing and crunch the radish…

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Ep. 81: Reform School Girls Featuring Erin Dawn
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Bonus Episode: TORMENT Reunion with John Penney, Scott Alexander and Earl Ghaffari

We close out #Febsessed with a TORMENT Reunion Special! We talk with John Penney (THE KINDRED, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3), Scott Alexander (ED WOOD, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME) and Earl Ghaffari (ENCANTO, FROZEN) about making 1984’s TORMENT.   These three friends share a long and storied history which made this less of an…

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The New World Pictures Podcast
Bonus Episode: TORMENT Reunion with John Penney, Scott Alexander and Earl Ghaffari
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Ep. 79: Torment featuring Jean Black

Our 2nd film for #Febsessed involves an overworked detective tracking a serial killer in San Francisco, yet doesn’t star Clint Eastwood! Writer/performer Jean Black joins us to discuss this under seen thriller about the difficulty of meeting a future in-law without your significant other, and the hazards of dating in San Francisco!  We also highlight…

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Ep. 79: Torment featuring Jean Black
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Ep. 51: The Great Land of Small featuring Dirk Marshall

Dirk Marshall (VH US Podcast) joins us to discuss the 1986 Canadian film THE GREAT LAND OF SMALL! We do our best to make sense of this weird and underseen kindertrauma, one that has disturbed Dirk since seeing it as a child in his father’s video store! From its New York tree-climbing moms, to a…

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Ep. 51: The Great Land of Small featuring Dirk Marshall
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Ep. 50: Black Moon Rising – featuring Ed Illades

We brought on writer and editor Ed Illades to talk about 1986’s Black Moon Rising, directed by our pal Harley Cokeliss from a script originally written by John Carpenter!  We discuss what sets this film apart from other action films, why Lee Ving is so good at finding Tommy Lee Jones, and why Linda Hamilton…

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Ep. 50: Black Moon Rising - featuring Ed Illades
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